Rawalpindi Ring Road

Where is it located?

Rawalpindi Ring Road is a highway being made between Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The high has three lanes and is 65.3 km long and has eight interchanges with four service stations in total. Rawalpindi Ring Road has been planned to start from Rawat area in Rawalpindi; it will pass Adiala and Bahria town and go till sangjani. It also connects with other major motorways, including the Islamabad-Lahore motorway and Islamabad-Peshawar motorway.

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Purpose of Rawalpindi Ring Road

Rawalpindi Ring Road will connect two major cities of Pakistan, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi. With reduced travel time, trade between the two cities will increase, fostering economic growth and development in the area. Rawalpindi ring road is crucial for developing sites in south Rawalpindi that are yet to be urbanized. The existing route for travel between Rawalpindi and Islamabad was highly congested and took a very long time; hence many people avoided commuting between the cities. Therefore, this highway will bring ease to the citizens of the two cities.

Features of Rawalpindi Ring Road

Will act as an economic corridor

The Rawalpindi ring Road will reduce the cost of travel and will make trade between the two cities more attractive to the businessman. It will reduce the travel time and save petrol as the distance is shortened. All these factors are essential for economic activity in an area.

Will connect the significant areas.

Rawalpindi Ring Road crosses all the prominent locations of the two cities. It makes access to the new Islamabad airport both more accessible and quicker. Moreover, it makes traveling to distant areas in Islamabad such as Bahria Town and DHA Islamabad convenient and will further strengthen ties between the two cities.

Will promote urbanization

Urbanization is the shift of people from rural to urban areas and adopting an urban lifestyle. Many areas located on the south of Rawalpindi are still significantly underdeveloped, with most of the population still following a rural lifestyle. Ring Road Islamabad will connect these areas to the central city and promote urbanization and development.  Read more about Park View City.

Will promote the real estate sector.

Access to remote areas that were initially too far will become easier. As a result, the prices of the property there will increase significantly. Many developers will be interested in constructing housing societies there as they would be easily accessible through this highway. Therefore, ring road will create a boom in the real estate market and lead to a rise in construction. Several real estate housing societies are already present in that area. These societies will also benefit from this road, and prices have already experienced an increase.

Problems with the Rawalpindi Ring Road

Rawalpindi ring road has failed to get approval from the Punjab government due to some significant flaws. The road may lead to significant traffic problems in the area. The government had asked the authorities to develop a plan to allow traffic to flow smoothly. However, the authorities are yet to develop a solution for the traffic problems.

Current status

Construction was supposed to start in August but is continuously being delayed. Furthermore, a recent corruption scandal related to this project resulted in a statement from the Punjab government ordering work to be stopped until further notice. However, Chief Minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar, has now called construction to start once again. Investigations of the corruption scandal are to happen alongside the project’s structure.

Conclusion

Rawalpindi ring road is a project worth rupee 30 billion, and hence all matters must be handled with care. This highway will be highly beneficial to the people of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and Pakistan’s economy. This project was initially proposed in 1997, but its construction has still not started due to constant problems. We hope that the government clears all the matters as soon as possible and begins the structure of the Rawalpindi Ring Road. Buy residential plots in 1947 Housing.

Author Bio

Ramza Zahra is a Karachi-based freelance content writer who uses her life experiences and curious nature to research and pen it down and make a living. Currently, she is working with Sigma Properties as an Snr. Content Writer.

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